The Neural Correlates of Consciousness: A Spectral Exponent Approach to Diagnosing Disorders of Consciousness by Ying Zhao, Anqi Wang, Weiqiao Zhao, Nantu Hu, Steven Laureys, Haibo Di

“…Longitudinal tracking in an individual revealed a reduction in SE negativity, a flattening of the 1/f slope, and behavioral recovery occurring in parallel. Conclusions: Narrowband SE (1–20 Hz) is a robust biomarker for consciousness quantification, overcoming behavioral assessment subjectivity. …”
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CORRECTION OF DISTURBED NEUROIMMUNE INTERACTIONS IN EXPERIMENTAL TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY BY MEANS OF RECOMBINANT INTERLEUKIN 2 by S. N. Shanin, E. E. Fomicheva, T. A. Filatenkova, N. B. Serebryanaya

“…The objective of present study was to evaluate possible effects of human recombinant IL-2 (rIL-2, Roncoleukin®, Biothech Ltd., Russia) upon state and correction of immune and neuro-endocrine TBI consequences. …”
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A Pragmatic Approach to Handling Censored Data Below the Lower Limit of Quantification in Pharmacokinetic Modeling by Marie Wijk, Roeland E. Wasmann, Karen R. Jacobson, Elin M. Svensson, Paolo Denti

“…Real and simulated datasets with a two‐compartment model were used to assess stability through parallel retries with perturbed initial estimates. …”
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Comparison of MALDI-ToF mass spectrometry identification accuracy of <i>Mycobacterium abscessus</i> complex strains, isolated on various nutrient media by D. V. Alekseev, E. A. Kargina, Daniil A. Kokorev, A. M. Kovalyov, E. A. Borodulina, A. V. Lyamin, D. D. Ismatullin

“…Total number of 64 strains were selected for the study cultured in parallel on universal chromogenic medium and selective medium for BCC isolation. …”
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Growth and characterization of a tissue-engineered construct from human coronary artery smooth muscle cells by A. A. Sulgin, T. N. Sidorova, V. Y. Sidorov

“…A fibrinogen-based cell mixture was pipetted in a casting mold having two parallel titanium anchoring wires inserted in the grooves on opposite ends of the mold to support the TC. …”
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Analysis Mortality in Patients with HIV-infection on Example of a Region with a High Prevalence of Infection by V. Ya. Rosenberg, Yu. K. Plotnikova, E. E. Voronin

“…The increase in mortality practically does not lead to an increase in mortality due to a parallel increase in the number of people living with HIV. 3. …”
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The application of compressed sensing on tumor mutation burden calculation from overlapped pooling sequencing data by Yue Cui, Yi Qiao, Rongming An, Xuan Pan, Jing Tu

“…The performance of these two algorithms was evaluated. The BP algorithm consistently performed well across all cases, albeit necessitating extended computational time. …”
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Decomposing the effect of normal aging and Alzheimer’s disease in brain morphological changes via learned aging templates by Jingru Fu, Daniel Ferreira, Örjan Smedby, Rodrigo Moreno

“…AS and ADS are the normalized scores of these two components, respectively. We evaluated these two scores on the OASIS-3 dataset with 1,014 T1-weighted MRI scans. …”
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Impact of eHealth education to reduce anemia among school-going adolescent girls in rural Bangladesh: Study protocol of a randomized controlled trial by Md Jiaur Rahman, Md Moshiur Rahman, Masayuki Kakehashi, Ryota Matsuyama, Mohammad Habibur Rahman Sarker, Mohammad Ali, Sumaita Kabir Promitee, Junaidi Budi Prihanto, Ashir Ahmed, Yoko Shimpuku

“…A 1:1 parallel randomized control trial was conducted among school-going adolescent girls in rural Bangladesh. …”
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Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of the JAK Inhibitors and Biologic Disease‐Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs in Treating Children With Nonsystemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: A... by Yuxiang Li, Bin Huang, Sandra Andorf, Xiaomeng Yue, Daniel J. Lovell, Hermine I. Brunner

“…Objective We evaluated the efficacy and safety profiles of JAK inhibitors (JAKi) and biologic disease‐modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) when used with or without methotrexate (MTX) for the treatment of nonsystemic forms of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (nsJIA). …”
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Reflective mindfulness and emotional regulation training to enhance nursing students’ self-awareness, understanding, and regulation: a mixed method randomized controlled trial by Gihan Mohamed Mohamed Salem, Wilf Hashimi, Ayman Mohamed El-Ashry

“…Design and methods This study employed a convergent parallel mixed-method randomized controlled trial design. …”
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Randomised controlled trial to investigate the effectiveness of local oestrogen treatment in postmenopausal women undergoing pelvic organ prolapse surgery (LOTUS): a pilot study to... by Jane Daniels, Lee Middleton, Tina Sara Verghese, Versha Cheed, Lisa Leighton, Pallavi Manish Latthe

“…Objective To evaluate the feasibility of a multicentre randomised controlled trial (RCT) comparing oestrogen treatment with no oestrogen supplementation in women undergoing pelvic organ prolapse (POP) surgery.Design and setting A randomised, parallel, open, external pilot trial involving six UK urogynaecology centres (July 2015–August 2016).Participants Postmenopausal women with POP opting for surgery, unless involving mesh or for recurrent POP in same compartment.Intervention Women were randomised (1:1) to preoperative and postoperative oestrogen or no treatment. …”
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Perceptions on Genetic and Genome Screening among College Students in the Emirates of Abu Dhabi by Habiba Alsafar, Deema Islayem, Reem Almansoori, Tahnoon Alnahyan, Abdulla Alhammadi, Raven Haan, Guan Tay

“…The ability of high throughput and parallel detection of variants that could predict the possibility of developing genetic diseases and to deliver personalized health care for individuals is slowly but most certainly gaining traction. …”
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The wound-healing effect of turbinaria triquetra extract and polysaccharide contents alone or loaded on chitosan nanoparticles in human fibroblast cells: in-vitro study by Nadia A. Mohamed, Enayat A. Omara, Emad Tolba, Walaa S.A. Mettwally, Rehab A. Mohamed, Nihal G. Shams El-Din, Abdelhamid A. Hamdy, Karam A. Mahdy

“…The present study aimed to evaluate the wound-healing effect of seaweed Turbinaria triquetra extract and polysaccharides (PE) content alone or loaded on chitosan nanoparticles (CSNPs) in human fibroblast cells [human skin fibroblast (HSF)]. …”
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The impact of group music therapy on anxiety, stress, and wellbeing levels, and chemotherapy-induced side effects for oncology patients and their caregivers during chemotherapy: a... by Andrés Salgado-Vasco, Juliana Torres-Morales, Clara Inés Durán-Rojas, Lucy Yolima Beltrán-Sánchez, Moshé Amarillo, Mark Ettenberger

“…However, it is crucial to conduct prospective studies with parallel group designs to confirm these preliminary findings.…”
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Dry Eye and Corneal Langerhans Cells in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Miklós D. Resch, László Marsovszky, János Németh, Márta Bocskai, László Kovács, Attila Balog

“…Prospective consecutive case series of 27 SLE patients and 27 control subjects. Dry eye was evaluated by lid-parallel conjunctival folds (LIPCOF), Schirmer test, tear break-up time (TBUT), and ocular surface disease index (OSDI) questionnaire. …”
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Effects of Class II elastics on lower incisors during treatment with clear aligners vs. fixed appliance: a randomized clinical trial by Giuseppina Laganà, Arianna Malara, Roberta Lione, Patrizio Bollero, Paola Cozza

“…AimTo analyze the inclination of the lower incisor in patients with Class II malocclusion treated with elastics and clear aligners compared to a group wearing the same elastics and fixed appliance.Trial designProspective two-arms parallel group randomized clinical trial with a 1:1 allocation ratio.Materials and methodsA sample of 40 patients (19M and 21F), mean age 15.4 ± 1.8 years, was collected from the Department of Orthodontics at Policlinico Tor Vergata (Rome), and was randomly divided in two groups: Invisalign clear aligner group (AG), which consisted of 20 subjects (8M, 12F) and multibracket fixed appliance group (MBG), composed by 20 patients (9M, 11F). …”
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Simulation of Vertical Movements of Seawater in Stratified Reservoirs by N. V. Kudinov, A. A. Filina, A. V. Nikitina, D. V. Bondarenko, I. F. Razveeva

“…The algorithm has been implemented in the form of the program, which mainly contains elementwise (massively-parallel) operations.Results. Mathematical models of hydrodynamic processes in reservoirs were obtained, taking into account three equations of motion in the presence of a density gradient of the aqueous medium when hydrostatic approximation was abandoned. …”
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Efficacy of Gunja Beeja Ointment versus Diclofenac Sodium Ointment in the Management of Avabahuka (Frozen Shoulder): A Research Protocol for a Randomised Controlled Trial by Shreya Parkhi, Sadhana Durgaprasad Misar

“…Materials and Methods: This single-blind, parallel randomised controlled trial will take place over a period of one and a half years (February 2025-January 2026) at the Mahatma Gandhi Ayurved College Hospital and Research Centre (MGACH & RC), Salod (H) Wardha, Maharashtra, India. …”
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Pain medication tapering for patients with Persistent Spinal Pain Syndrome Type II, treated with Spinal Cord Stimulation: A RCT-study protocol of the PIANISSIMO study. by Maarten Moens, Cleo Lina Crunelle, Koen Putman, Elke Wuyts, Frenn Bultinck, Hubert Van Puyenbroeck, PIANISSIMO consortium, Lisa Goudman

“…<h4>Methods and design</h4>A three-arm, parallel-group multicenter randomized controlled trial will be conducted including 195 patients who will be randomized (1:1:1) to either (a) a standardized pain medication tapering program, (b) a personalized pain medication tapering program, or (c) no tapering program before SCS implantation, all with a follow-up period until 12 months after implantation. …”
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